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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoscientists did and they said that becaue the sun shines on it at night therefore making it glow
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Why does the moon depend on the sun to shine?
The moon does not give out it's own light. The moon is actually reflecting the sun's light to earth.
Does a nebula have no light of its own?
It does not have visible light of its own, that lite is provided by the shine of the stars in it and or around it.
Do moons comets and stars shine as a result of reflected light?
Moons and comets appear to shine because of the light they reflect. Stars produce their own light.
Do plants shine their own light?
No planets reflect light from their host star (sun)
Do planets stars and comets shine as a result of reflected light?
Planets and comets shine because of reflected light because they do not produce their own light. Stars are enormous balls of gas that are undergoing fusion which releases a very large amount of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum which includes visible light. So stars shine because they produce their own light and not because they reflect light.
How does the moon shine in the sky with no light of its own?
it reflects the light of the sun
Why does the moon shine even though it does not have light if its own?
the moon shines because the sun's heat and light reflects on the moon
Why does the moon depend on the sun to shine?
The moon does not give out it's own light. The moon is actually reflecting the sun's light to earth.
Why does the moon shine even though it doesn't produce its own light?
the sun shines on the moon.
Which best describes why the moon appears to shine its own light?
The moon's surface reflects sunlight.
Why does the moon appears to shine in the night sky?
The moon reflects the sun's light back to Earth. It cannot produce its own light.
Does Pluto shine on its own?
No planet shines on its own. They are just like the moon and have the light reflected off them from the sun.
Does the moon shine at night because it emits its own light like the sun?
No. It shines because it is reflecting light from the sun.
Why does the moon often look shiny?
If the moon is not blocked by the earth it will shine. Why? Because stray light rays bounce off the surface of the moon. It looks like the moon is giving off its own light, but no.
Do comets shine as a result of reflected light?
no Bkuz comets arnt used as mirrors. Ignore that. Yes, comets shine due to reflected light because they do not produce their own light, much as our moon reflects light from the sun causing it to shine in the sky.
Why do plants and their moons appears to shine?
They are reflecting the light of the Sun much the same way as our own Moon does
Does the moons produce light?
No, the moon reflects the suns light to make it shine
